GHRP-6

GHRP-6

Clinical data
ATC code	None
Pharmacokinetic data
Biological half-life	2.5 hours
Identifiers
IUPAC name L-histidyl-D-tryptophyl-L-alanyl-L-tryptophyl-D-phenylalanyl-L-Lysinamide
CAS Number	87616-84-0 Y
PubChem CID	5486806
ChemSpider	26333269 N
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C46H56N12O6
Molar mass	873.014 g/mol
3D model (Jmol)	Interactive image
SMILES C[C@@H](C(=O)N[C@@H](Cc1c[nH]c2c1cccc2)C(=O)N[C@H](Cc3ccccc3)C(=O)N[C@@H](CCCCN)C(=O)N)NC(=O)[C@@H](Cc4c[nH]c5c4cccc5)NC(=O)[C@H](Cc6c[nH]cn6)N
InChI InChI=InChI=1S/C46H56N12O6/c1-27(54-44(62)39(20-29-23-51-35-15-7-5-13-32(29)35)57-43(61)34(48)22-31-25-50-26-53-31)42(60)56-40(21-30-24-52-36-16-8-6-14-33(30)36)46(64)58-38(19-28-11-3-2-4-12-28)45(63)55-37(41(49)59)17-9-10-18-47/h2-8,11-16,23-27,34,37-40,51-52H,9-10,17-22,47-48H2,1H3,(H2,49,59)(H,50,53)(H,54,62)(H,55,63)(H,56,60)(H,57,61)(H,58,64)/t27-,34-,37-,38+,39+,40-/m0/s1 N Key:WZHKXNSOCOQYQX-FUAFALNISA-N N
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Growth hormone-releasing peptide 6 (GHRP-6) (developmental code name SKF-110679), also known as growth hormone-releasing hexapeptide, is one of several synthetic met-enkephalin analogues that include unnatural D-amino acids, were developed for their growth hormone-releasing activity and are called growth hormone secretagogues. They lack opioid activity but are potent stimulators of growth hormone (GH) release. These secretagogues are distinct from growth hormone releasing hormone (GHRH) in that they share no sequence relation and derive their function through activation of a completely different receptor. This receptor was originally called the growth hormone secretagogue receptor (GHSR), but due to subsequent discoveries, the hormone ghrelin is now considered the receptor's natural endogenous ligand, and it has been renamed as the ghrelin receptor. Therefore, these GHSR agonists act as synthetic ghrelin mimetics.

It has been discovered that when GHRP-6 and insulin are administered simultaneously, GH response to GHRP-6 is increased (1). However, the consumption of carbohydrates and/or dietary fats, around the administration window of GH secretagogues significantly blunts the GH release. A recent study in normal mice showed significant differences in body composition, muscle growth, glucose metabolism, memory and cardiac function in the mice being administered the GHRP-6 (2). There are still many questions regarding this fairly new compound, scientists are hoping to gain a better clinical understanding of the peptide through further research over the next few years.